"Royal Romance" in the eyes of a junior high school student

Iva 2022-10-18 05:08:51

On a strong recommendation from a history magazine, I watched this dainty Danish film.
As a middle school student, I can use the most common sentence patterns in history textbooks to sum up this film. Enlightenment ideas have been spreading throughout Europe, and the German doctor Strindzer, who was deeply influenced by Voltaire, successfully controlled it with his superb medical skills. The king of Denmark, who was plagued by mental illness, put his power on the air and became the supreme ruler of Denmark. However, due to the problems of too fast reform in the later period of his reign, he violated the interests of the diehards and the old nobles, and relied on him. Kings without real power were sentenced to capital punishment for adultery. Strindzer's reign was a groundbreaking event in the history of Denmark. From then on, Denmark's revolution took on a new look. The decrees promulgated during his reign made the concept of democracy and enlightenment deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even affected the king's son, who continued to use it after he came to power. The policies of the Strindzer period were improved, and the ideological and cultural prosperity of Denmark reached its peak. There were even bourgeois intellectuals armed with enlightenment ideas such as Hans Christian Andersen and Kierkegaard. It had a great impact, so Strindzer's reform was a success.
The historical restoration is very real! It is a masterpiece reflecting the history of the early bourgeois revolution in Europe.

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  • Title Card: Europe at the close of the 18th century. The nobility rules by oppression, supported by strong religious forces. But the winds of change are blowing... Across the continent intellectuals and freethinkers demand reforms and freedom for the people. It is the age of the Enlightenment.

  • [first lines]

    Caroline Mathilde: [writing a letter] I'm trying to remember him. Johann. I have to tell you about him. About us. Why we did the things we did.

    Caroline Mathilde: My beloved children, you do not know me, but I am your mother. Perhaps you have never forgiven me. Perhaps you hate me. I hope not. I now know that I will never see you again, so I am writing to tell you the truth, before it's too late.